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sections of society in an inclusive manner. energy efficiency and emissions reduction
are still required. Enhancement of engine
• Government and regional planning policies efficiency is one of the most promising and
are also important along with various cost-effective approaches to increase vehicle
constraints such as environmental, physical, fuel economy over next 20 years. Strategies
and financial constraints. Government’s for achieving higher engine efficiency targets
‘Smart city’ policies and the related targets in for the complementary technologies should be
the strategy objectives also aim at reducing developed, involving collaborative partnerships
transport related GHG emissions. amongst vehicle and engine manufacturers,
suppliers, national laboratories and universities.
• Environmental objectives which are required
to minimize impact on critical sites as
environmentally sensitive and historic areas, The main objectives of such consortiums should be to:
as committed by India in COP-21 and
subsequently rectified on 2 October, 2016.
nd
i
Improve fuel economy
8.2 STRATEGIC APPROACHES FOR ROAD of SI engines by
TRANSPORT SECTOR more than 25% using
Strategic planning for India’s transport sector advanced technologies
is essential. The growth and development of such as downsizing,
Indian economy and society throughout the variable compression
timeframe is covered in this ‘Technology Vision ratio, and lean-burn
2035’ document for India’s transport sector. engines
For homogeneous and inclusive development ii
of road transport sector, it is necessary to Develop efficient
implement uniform development strategy, combustion approaches
especially keeping in mind, weaker and for diesel combustion
underprivileged sections of the society. To follow having near-zero
these development objectives, implementation emissions without
strategy is divided in seven categories based complicated and
on implementation strategy, missions plans expensive after-
and responsible organization/s. These seven treatment devices
categories are: vehicle technology development;
material and fabrication technology
development; road network improvement; Develop technologies
traffic management and safety; sustainable road for energy recovery
transport; energy and environmental issues; and from engine’s exhaust
logistics. using thermoelectric
devices which convert
8.2.1 Implementation strategy in vehicle heat to electricity, and
technology development can power vehicle and/
Automotive technology is the key part of the or its auxiliary devices iii
road transport sector because it affects overall
performance and effectiveness of the road
transport. Efficient vehicles make road transport
economical and lower emissions from vehicles
are highly desirable for cleaner environment. To
achieve these two key objectives, automotive
engines either use fossil fuels or alternate fuels
using conventional and newer propulsion
technologies, as shown in the road map given in
figure 8.1.

Although IC engines have been used for more
than a century, significant improvements in

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